Bow-holding pin.



O. DINUGGIO. BOW HOLDING PIN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1913.

1,085,552. Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

COLUMBIA PLANouRAPH 20., WASHINGTON, n. c.

CAMILLO DINUCCIO, O'F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

BOW-HOLDING- PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

Application filed April 7, 1913. Serial No. 759,306.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CAMILLo DINUCGIO, acitizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a. new and usefulImprovement in Bow-Holding Pins, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in bowholding pins, and the primary object thereof is to provide a pin of thecharacter specified which has novel means for securing the bow inposition.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view of the invention, the bowbeing shown in dotted lines and the band which holds the bow inposit-ion, being shown in detached relation to the holder. Fig. 2 is anedge view of Fig. 1 on a reduced scale, the band 15 being omitted. Fig.3 is a plan view of the blank from which the body of the holder isformed.

The body 1 of the holder consists of a sheet metal plate which hasperforated ears 2 strucleout from one end thereof, the ears being bentto extend at right angles to the body, and being arranged in parallelrelation to receive a pin tongue 3 which is pivoted to said ears bymeans of a rivet 4. The pin 3 engages with the garment of the wearer,and serves to secure the holder thereon. A lip 5 is also struck out fromthe body 1 and is curved toward the ears 2, the free end of the lipbeing notched at 6 to provide a seat for the pin tongue 3, in order totension the latter, when the pin tongue is en gaged with the keeper 7that is struck-out from the opposite end of the body. The pin tongue 3and related parts all extend on the rear side or face of the body 1.

Intermediate the ends of the body 1 a pair of perforated ears 8 arestruck-out and extend on the front face of the body in parallel relationto pivotally receive a short pin tongue 9, which latter is tensioned bya lip 10, that is similar to the lip 5, and like the latter isstruck-out from the body 1, but extends on the front face of the latter.A keeper 11 for the pin tongue 9 is also struckout from the body 1 toextend on the front face of the latter.

The top and bottom edges of the central portion of the body are providedwith integral extensions 12 that are each formed the teeth 14 to enterwith a pair of spaced struck-out inner teeth 13 which extend on thefront face of the body, and an outer tooth 14, which latter are locatedin the spaces between the teeth 13. It will be observed that the pin 9when in operative position extends between the two series of teeth 13,and therebyforces the bow inwardly toward said teeth in order to permitthe latter to bite into the bow to se cure same against movement.

A band 15 which is of substantially U- shape, and is preferablyornament-ed in any desired manner, has triangular openings 16 formed inits free ends, which openings are for the purpose of receiving the teeth14, the baud being formed of spring material, so that same may becompressed, at its free ends, and then permitted to expand to cause theopenings 16, thereof, whereby the band is held onto the holder by theresilient properties of the material of which same is constructed. Itwill also be noted that the band which engages over the center of thebow, will force the latter inwardly to cause the teeth 13 to enter thebow to thereby retain the latter in position.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent As a new article of manufacture, a bow holding deviceformed of a body and a U-shaped bow engaging element, said body beingformed with a pair of spaced openings, which extend entirely through thefront and rear faces of the body and being further formed withstruck-out teeth which extend outwardly from the body at the inner sidesof the openings and with a pair of struckout teeth which extend inwardlyfrom the respective centers of the outer side walls of the openings,said bow engaging element having its free ends passed through saidopenings and having apertures to receive said pair of teeth, the firstnamed teeth being disposed in the space between the legs of the U-shapedelement.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

OAMILLO DIN UCCIO.

lVitnesses:

ADA E. HAGERTY, J. A. MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by

addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

